Macron leaves angry farmers for soon-to-be NATO member Sweden on 30/01/24
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day state visit to Sweden on Tuesday (30 January), with the Nordic country on the cusp of becoming a NATO member following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Georgian prime minister resigns ahead of parliamentary elections on 30/01/24
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned from office on Monday (29 January), saying he wanted to allow his replacement time to prepare for parliamentary elections due in the South Caucasus country by October. EU ‘very concerned’ as Venezuela braces for election under Maduro rules on 30/01/24
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado insisted Monday (29 January) that elections cannot proceed without her name on the ballot, as the United States announced it was reimposing some sanctions against the country following her disqualification. US vows retaliation after drone strike, Qatar sees risk for hostage talks on 30/01/24
The United States vowed to take “all necessary actions” to defend American forces after a drone attack killed three US troops in Jordan, while Qatar said it hoped US retaliation would not damage regional security or undercut progress toward a new Gaza hostage-release deal. Journalistic research points at ‘Russian spy’ among MEPs on 30/01/24
Tatjana Ždanoka, a long-serving member of the European Parliament from Latvia, is allegedly an agent working with Russian intelligence services, according to a collaborative investigation released by the independent Russian media outlet The Insider on Monday (29 January). EU clarifies proposed new rules for future Ukraine weapons fund on 30/01/24
Stricter reimbursement rules for joint procurement of European-made defence equipment, and a way to work around vetoes would make deliveries to Kyiv faster and long-term, according to a document seen by Euractiv. EU backs setting aside frozen Russian assets profits for Ukraine on 30/01/24
EU member states on Monday (29 January) agreed unanimously to a plan to set aside billions of euros of windfall profits from Russian central bank assets frozen in Europe, in a first step of a plan towards their possible use for Ukraine’s future reconstruction. EU unlikely to follow through on Hungary funding threat on 29/01/24
The EU is unlikely to follow through on its threat to cut funding to Hungary if Budapest fails to approve a €50 billion Ukraine aid package later this week, experts told Euractiv. The Brief – Herding EU cats on 29/01/24
You can herd sheep, but you cannot herd cats. ‘Herding cats’ is an idiom denoting an attempt – futile by default - to control or organise a class of entities that are inherently uncontrollable. Kazakhstan offers port, airport management to EU investors on 29/01/24
Kazakhstan on Monday (29 January) offered its Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk, as well as 22 airports to European investors for management, with the aim of building a strong transit hub between Asia and Europe.
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